From Tuesday 25 to Sunday 30 September 2018, time will stop at the Golf National, in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. For the first time in its history, France will host the Ryder Cup, a legendary golf event created in 1927 which sees an American team and a European team face off against each other, made up of the best players from each continent.

Rolex goes green to host the Ryder Cup in September

Thomas Bjørn - © Chris Turvey / Rolex

Rolex, engaged in golf for more than half a century, partner of the European team since 1995 and of this legendary tournament when it takes place in Europe since 2014, will support the large family of Rolex ambassadors present.

11 Rolex ambassadors will participate in this 2018 edition of the Ryder Cup, including the captain of the European team

Among the players of the European team selected by the Dane Thomas Bjørn are the Spaniard Jon Rahm, the Briton Paul Casey and the Dane Thorbjørn Olesen.

Team USA players include Brooks Koepka, Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas - who all three won Majors in 2017, team golf specialists Rickie Fowler and Phil Mickelson - as well as Bryson DeChambeau, and the prodigious Tiger Woods. , the only player to have come close to the record of 18 wins held by Jack Nicklaus.

“Whatever the outcome of the Ryder Cup, my goal is for all twelve players to leave the competition feeling like they have had a great experience. " Thomas Bjørn wisely indicates. And that experience will really begin when the Danish captain presents each member of the European team with a Datejust 41 in gray Rolesor (combination of Oystersteel steel and 18 ct white gold), slate dial, Jubilee bracelet.

A boutique and an exhibition dedicated to golf: rolex goes green for the Ryder Cup

A Rolex boutique, run by the Parisian watchmaker and jeweler DUBAIL, will present tournament spectators with the brand's most emblematic watches in a boutique located in the village.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to have their Rolex watch engraved by a master watchmaker and to discover an exhibition retracing more than half a century of Rolex's commitment to golf.

An identical exhibition will also be on display in the heart of the Dubail store on the Champs-Élysées from Friday September 21 to Sunday September 30, 2018.

Who from the European team or the American team will win the Samuel Ryder Trophy? Rendezvous from September 25 to 30 to admire the 24 best players in the world in a highly charged atmosphere!